Brazil sees over 100 countries joining alliance against hunger, minister says
BRASILIA (Reuters) - More than 100 countries are expected to back a global alliance against hunger that Brazil has proposed…
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Natural disasters cost China whopping RM60.2bil in first six months of 2024
China suffered direct economic loss worth 93.16 billion yuan ($12.83 billion - RM60.2 billion) in the first half of this…
Cape Town braces for more wind and rain; thousands affected by stormy weather
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - More stormy weather loomed over Cape Town after days of high winds and drenching rain that…
Japan’s PM promises to discipline military for mishandling classified information
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Friday to discipline military personnel who mishandled classified materials in…
Chinese kindergartens pivot to senior care as population ages
Senior citizens sway to old-time tunes at a former kindergarten in northern China, as educators turn their sights away from…
Polish parliament rejects bill seeking to ease strict abortion law
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's lower house rejected a bill on Friday that sought to scrap penalties for people who help…
Finland to vote on turning back migrants crossing from Russia
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's parliament is set to vote on a bill on Friday granting border guards the power to…
Fairy-tale story – The son of Asia’s richest man is set to marry in one of India’s most extravagant weddings
Global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians began arriving in India’s financial capital on Friday to attend the wedding of the…
At least seven bodies pulled from collapsed school in central Nigeria
ABUJA (Reuters) - At least seven lifeless bodies have been pulled from the rubble of a collapsed school building in…